Abe stared around the room as the students scribbled, taking in the ones that seemed bothered, as well as the ones that seemed enthusiastic.  Most students usually responded quite well to this assignment, as it gave them a chance to tell things about themselves.  It gave them a chance to freely BE themselves.  

As the rather british boy walked into the classroom, Abe smiled, waving his hand toward the seats in front of him, [color=9e0b0f]"Just take a seat.  We're doing a small, short assignment to try and break up some of the comfort in the class room.  The key to successfully learning, in such a large group of students, is learning more about those students.  Don't be afraid to ask a neighbor for help."[/color], he explained to him.

As he finished his explanation, he noticed that a few of the students weren't as excited about the assignment, which he was used to.  One, in particular seemed grumbly about the assignment (Alexander), causing Abe's eyes to soften as he reached forward and snatched his paper from his desk, [color=9e0b0f]"I promise I'm not going to use your answers for any super spy activities, or mind games.  It's simply an exercise."[/color]

As he slowly made his way down the isles, he took in a few features of some of the students, as well as the way they sat, held their hands, their nervous ticks, and simply the way their eyes stared at their paper.  His experience told him a lot about people, from simple body language.  As he approached the girl with the purple hair, he smiled, taking her paper, [color=9e0b0f]"Nice hair.  It reminds me of the 80's.  I bet you would have loved that era…or at least fit in nicely."[/color], another girl chimed in about her hair, and he pointed, as if to accentuate what he was saying, and took her paper as well, [color=9e0b0f]"And make sure you keep at least one earbud out.  You need an ear to hear."[/color]

He tapped the edge of her desk briskly, and kept moving toward the back.  He reached the two 'lovebirds', as he would have assumed, and placed a hand on his hip staring down at Ember.  

She quickly scribbled her answers down, rolling her eyes at how persistent he was being - as if he cared about them at all, and then folded her paper and held it up, between two fingers.  Hayden quickly held his up, behind her, his smooth smile playing across his face.

[color=9e0b0f]"What's your name?"[/color], Abe asked Hayden, taking in the beautiful writing scrolled across the paper.

[color=0072bc]"I'm Hayden, sir.  I'm pretty new…second semester here."[/color]

[color=9e0b0f]"Ah.  Well…nice handwriting, Hayden.  Turn around in your seat, please."[/color], the last part of his sentence was directed at Ember, as he slapped the papers against her knee, and she reluctantly turned around in her seat, crossing her arms over her chest.

He continued making his way around, noticing both the student with the computer, and another who looked rather exhausted.  He wondered if this tired student needed some coffee, or perhaps something interesting to wake him up.  English Lit was a hard subject to wake people up with, especially this generation.  Casting his eyes down at the floor, he moved on to the student with the computer, and tapped the side of it with the papers, [color=9e0b0f]"What game is that?  I used to play games during classes in college.  I learned pretty quickly that was a bad idea.  I won't ask you not to, but I won't give breaks on tests for poor note taking, either.  Just remember that, alright?"[/color]

And finally, he reached the front of the room, where he noticed a girl sitting rather refined.  She seemed like a scholar, causing him to smirk.  He picked up her paper, and having all of them in his hand, leaned against his desk in front of her, giving her a knowing smile.  Turning away from this student, he held up the papers, and smiled.

[color=9e0b0f]"Welcome to the new year.  That wasn't so bad, was it?  Well…here's the bad news.  Your answers are about to determine who your partners are going to be for the rest of this semester.  This exercise is not meant to torture you, demean you, or anything of the sort.  It's meant to bring you all together.  It's to create an environment where EVERYONE can learn, and not just a certain, entitled group.  So, the colors, are the colors of the groups.  Some may be smaller than others, and some may be larger.  If there's an odd man out, we will fill in spaces.  Sound good?  Alright.  Let's get started."[/color]

[color=662d91]"Shit, what did you put?"[/color], Ember turned, asking Hayden.

[color=0072bc]"I put Blue…you know my favorite color is blue."[/color]

[color=662d91]"I put Purple…"[/color], she said with a long groan, [color=662d91]"We're not going to be together!"[/color]

[color=9e0b0f]"For the Green Group…and since not many of you wrote your name on your paper, I am going to go by the order I picked them up.  Greens are Alexander and Kellie.  Blues are Xander and Hayden.  Purples are Mia, Jack, and Ember.  And our lone red is Darlene.  So, why don't you…"[/color], he explained, pointing to the student who was late, [color=9e0b0f]"be with the red group.  Throw the Red and purple together, and the blue and green together, and we have our groups."[/color]

He stopped to let it all sink in, hoping that the friends of the class didn't take it too hard.  He couldn't exactly promise them they would love this idea, but he was sure they would learn.  That's what he was here for.

(NPC's can be sort of dispersed throughout the groups as you see fit.  I didn't say anything about them, because it's your choice what color they would choose.)